linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Restructure BSS linker script macros.

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Date:	Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:07:13 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>, Tim Abbott <tabbott@...lice.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Anders Kaseorg <andersk@...lice.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Restructure BSS linker script macros.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 01:36:38AM +0900, Paul Mundt wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:33:07PM -0400, Tim Abbott wrote:
> > On Sat, 18 Jul 2009, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > > I do not expect Tejun's work to be included until next merge window.
> > 
> > Yes, but I expect the "sh" patch presumably to go in at the next merge 
> > window as well.  Since in this case the conflict was both patches making 
> > similar changes where Tejun's was more extensive, I figured I might as 
> > well save someone from having to resolve this useless merge conflict 
> > during the next merge window.
> > 
> Correct, the sh change is queued for the next merge window. For 2.6.31 we
> are not using the generic macros in the script, so the breakage is
> immaterial there. There will be a bit of an ordering issue for the merge
> window with regards to the kbuild fixes, but as long as the revised
> macros show up at some point then I can merge after that. If kbuild-fixes
> merges before the merge window then of course the ordering issue goes
> away.

I plan to send Linus a pull request later today for the kbuild-fixes stuff.
I need to review the cahnges a last time.

	Sam
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